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    I.S. EN 14593-2:2005

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    RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - COMPRESSED AIR LINE BREATHING APPARATUS WITH DEMAND VALVE - PART 2: APPARATUS WITH A HALF MASK AT POSITIVE PRESSURE - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  08-06-2016

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  22-06-2005

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and pictograms
    4 Description
    5 Requirements
      5.1 General
      5.2 Ergonomics
      5.3 Materials
      5.4 Water immersion
      5.5 Cleaning and disinfecting
      5.6 Practical performance
      5.7 Connections
      5.8 Body harness or belt
      5.9 Performance requirements after storage
      5.10 Flammability
      5.11 Resistance to pressure
      5.12 Mobile high pressure air supply systems
      5.13 Warning devices for mobile high pressure air supply systems
      5.14 Compressed air supply tube
      5.15 Breathing hose
      5.16 Lung governed demand valve
      5.17 Adjustable parts
      5.18 Half masks
      5.19 Inward leakage
      5.20 Inhalation and exhalation valves
      5.21 Breathing resistance
      5.22 Carbon dioxide content of inhalation air
      5.23 Leaktightness
    6 Testing
      6.1 General
      6.2 Water immersion
      6.3 Visual inspection
      6.4 Practical performance
      6.5 Strength of connections to facepiece, demand valve, medium
           pressure connecting tube and breathing hose
      6.6 Resistance to collapse of breathing hose
      6.7 Strength of compressed air supply tube, body harness
           and couplings
      6.8 Storage conditioning
      6.9 Flammability
      6.10 Pressure reducer relief valve
      6.11 Resistance to kinking of compressed air supply tube
      6.12 Resistance to collapse of compressed air supply tube
      6.13 Heat resistance of compressed air supply tube
      6.14 Inward leakage
      6.15 Tests for lung-governed demand valve
      6.16 Determination of carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air
      6.17 Testing of audible warning device
    7 Marking
    8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
    Annex A (informative) Marking
    Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard
                           and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
                           89/686/EEC (PPE)

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    Defines minimum requirements for compressed air line breathing apparatus with demand valve for use with a half mask at positive pressure, as a respiratory protective device.

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    Development Note Together with I.S. EN 14593-1 supersedes I.S. EN 139. (06/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 148-3:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 3: Tread connection M 45 x 3
    EN 12021:2014 Respiratory equipment - Compressed gases for breathing apparatus
    EN ISO 8031:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity (ISO 8031:2009)
    EN 132:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Definitions of terms and pictograms
    EN 13274-3:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 3: Determination of breathing resistance
    EN 134:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components
    EN 13274-4:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 4: Flame tests
    EN 13274-6:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 6: Determination of carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air
    EN 13274-1:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 1: Determination of inward leakage and total inward leakage
    EN 140:1998/AC:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks and quarter masks - Requirements, testing, marking
    EN 148-2:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 2: Centre thread connection
    EN 13274-2:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 2: Practical performance tests
    ISO 8031:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity
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